Motion Test Review

What is the definition for distance?

• How fast an object moves
• How far an object moves during a journey

What is the definition of displacement?

• How fast an object moves
• How far an object moves
• The shortest path from the end to the start

On a Friday evening, you drive 25 miles straight west to a football game. After the game you drive 20 miles east back the way you came to visit a friend. What is your displacement?

• 15 miles west
• 10 miles east
• 45 miles north
• 5 miles west

On a Saturday afternoon, you drive 30 miles directly east to visit grandma. You then drive 20 miles back the way you came to stop at a friend’s house. What is your total distance traveled? 

• 20 miles
• 30 miles
• 40 miles
• 50 miles

What is the definition of acceleration?

• Change in speed with direction
• Change in distance over time
• Change in velocity over time
• Change in position

What is the unit for speed?

• g/ml
• meters
• Joules
• m/s

Which of the following is NOT accelerating

• A school bus turning a corner
• A school bus speeding up after a stop
• A school bus parked
• A school bus coming to a stop

To solve for acceleration which of the following do you NOT need to know

• Starting velocity
• Final Velocity
• Time
• Mass

m/s/s is a unit of ...

• velocity
• acceleration
• force
• momentum

Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.

• speed
• distance
• velocity 
• displacement 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1